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J. L. GREGORY. SHAFT TUG.

No. 482,243. Patented Sept. 6, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEtcEo JOSEPH L. GREGORY, OF WASHINGTON, MISSOURI.

S H A FT T U G SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 482,243, dated September 6, 1892. Application filed April 1, 189.2. Serial No. 427,417. (No model.)

To all whom. t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. GREGORY, residing at Washington, in the county of Franklin and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Shaft-Tug, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective anti-rattling shaft-tug; and it consists in the combi nation and novel arrangement of parts, such as will hereinafter be fully described in the specification, and then pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is side View of my improved shafttug. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof on the line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the parts detached, and Fig. 4 is an edge View of my improved shaft-tug.

Myimproved shaft-tug consists of two metal or other hard material frame-sections A A', which are firmly set one against the other and secured by screws a, as shown, orin any other convenient manner. Each of the frames has formed' on its inner face at its outer edge a projecting rim a', which rims are set against each other, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, when the two frames are fitted together, whereby a recess or groove portion B is provided, which extends entirely around the inner face of theV tug or loop. This groove B forms a seat portion for a leather or other pliable material washer-plate O, the inner edge of which pro-` jects inward from the metal frames and forms a cushion upon which the shaft is supported, and against which it will ruband stri ke when held therein. It will be noticed that by forming the bearing-surface of the tug with a cushion-bearing, as stated, the shaft will be held from contact with the metal frame, and all jar and rattling noise thereby avoided.

The frames A A have each three outwardly-projecting coincident curved arms or ears a5, a6, and c7, in the outer ends of which are cross pins or rods which connect such lugs and form loop members as a9. Between the upper loop members d8 is passed the lower end of the gig-strap D, which is held on the tugA by the pin E, projected therefrom at a point between the loops as, which pin enters a hole d cut in the strap, asclearly understood from Fig. l of the drawings, which serves to firmly hold the strap to the tugframe without the use of a buckle. Upon the loop-rod ai is secured the upper end of the belly-band billet F.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the complete operation and advantages of myimprovement will be readily understood. By securing the gig-strap to the tug-frame in the manner stated the use of a buckle is entirely avoided, which in itself is of a great advantage on account ofthe fact that all the strain which in the use of a buckle falls on the strap at the point where the buckle-tongue passes through is by my contrivance divided and falls part in the leather strap where it bears against the upper loop cross-pin and part against all that part of the strap which under a pull will from its position bear strongly against the outer surface of the shaft-tug.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved shaft-tug consisting of the metallic sections A A', having coincident flanges a ct', extending entirely around the inner edges thereof, whereby to form agroove B, a packing-ring O, held in such groove and projected beyond the inner edges thereof, each of such sections having coincident laterally-extending lugs co5 c of, connected to form guide-loops as, and means for securing such sections together, substantially as and for the purpose described.

JOSEPH L. GREGORY.

Witnesses:

Jos. STAMM, EDMUND KREKEL. 

